Minister of Defence (Malaysia)
The current Malaysian Minister of Defence is Mohamad Hasan since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is Adly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Defence.
| Minister of Defence | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Kuala Lumpur |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
| First holder | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Website | www |
List of ministers of defence
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN PH
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Pekan |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Defence | 31 August 1957 | 22 September 1970 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) | |
| Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Raub |
13 August 1973 | 14 September 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||||
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Mustapha Harun (1918–1995) MP for Marudu |
BN (USNO) | 15 September 1974 | 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | ||
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Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Prime Minister) MP for Pekan |
BN (UMNO) | 1974 | 1976 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | ||
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Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Sri Gading |
1976 | 1978 | Hussein Onn (I) | |||
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Abdul Taib Mahmud (b. 1936) MP for Samarahan |
BN (PBB) | 1978 | 1979 | Hussein Onn (II) | ||
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Hussein Onn (1922–1990) (Prime Minister) MP for Sri Gading |
BN (UMNO) | 1979 | 16 July 1981 | Hussein Onn (II) | ||
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Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu |
17 July 1981 | 6 May 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | |||
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas |
11 August 1986 | 7 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | |||
| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1932–2022) MP for Kota Bharu |
20 May 1987 | 26 October 1990 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | ||||
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Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan |
27 October 1990 | 7 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) | |||
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Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi |
8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | |||
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Najib Razak (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Pekan |
15 December 1999 | 18 March 2008 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II) | |||
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas |
19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
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Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) MP for Bagan Datok |
10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) | |||
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Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong |
16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) | |||
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Mohamad Sabu (b. 1954) MP for Kota Raja |
PH (AMANAH) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) (Senior Minister) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Bera |
BN (UMNO) | Senior Minister of Defence | 10 March 2020 | 7 July 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | |
| Minister of Defence | 7 July 2021 | 16 August 2021 | |||||
| Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) (Senior Minister) MP for Sembrong |
Senior Minister of Defence | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |||
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Mohamad Hasan (b. 1956) MP for Rembau |
Minister of Defence | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
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